Hosea 1
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דְּבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָיָ֗הit cameאֶל־toהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙Hoseaבֶּן־the son ofבְּאֵרִ֔יBeeriבִּימֵ֨יin the days ofעֻזִּיָּ֥הUzziahיוֹתָ֛םJothamאָחָ֥זAhazיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הHezekiahמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוּבִימֵ֛יand in the days ofיָרָבְעָ֥םJeroboamבֶּן־the son ofיוֹאָ֖שׁJoashמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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תְּחִלַּ֥תthe beginningדִּבֶּר־of when he spokeיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פby Hoseaוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toהוֹשֵׁ֗עַHoseaלֵ֣ךְgoקַח־takeלְךָ֞for yourselfאֵ֤שֶׁתa wife ofזְנוּנִים֙prostitutionsוְיַלְדֵ֣יand children ofזְנוּנִ֔יםprostitutionsכִּֽי־forזָנֹ֤הcontinually prostitute itselfתִזְנֶה֙it prostitutes itselfהָאָ֔רֶץthe landמֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖יfrom afterיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֵלָ֔יוto himקְרָ֥אcallשְׁמ֖וֹname hisיִזְרְעֶ֑אלJezreelכִּי־forע֣וֹדyetמְעַ֗טa littleוּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜יand I will visitאֶת־obj.דְּמֵ֤יthe bloods ofיִזְרְעֶאל֙Jezreelעַל־onבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיֵה֔וּאJehuוְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔יand I will put an end toמַמְלְכ֖וּתthe kingdom ofבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַתַּ֤הַרand she conceivedעוֹד֙againוַתֵּ֣לֶדand she boreבַּ֔תa daughterוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֔וֹto himקְרָ֥אcallשְׁמָ֖הּname herלֹ֣אLo-רֻחָ֑מָהRuhamahכִּי֩forלֹ֨אnotאוֹסִ֜יףI will repeatע֗וֹדagainאֲרַחֵם֙I will have compassion onאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכִּֽי־thatנָשֹׂ֥אcertainly forgiveאֶשָּׂ֖אI will forgiveלָהֶֽם׃to them
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וְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֤יתthe house ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahאֲרַחֵ֔םI will have compassion onוְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖יםand I will save themבַּיהוָ֣הby Yahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑םGod theirוְלֹ֣אand notאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗םI will save themבְּקֶ֤שֶׁתby bowוּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙and by swordוּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הand by battleבְּסוּסִ֖יםby horsesוּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃and by horsemen
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וְֽ֠הָיָהand it will beמִסְפַּ֤רthe number ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelכְּח֣וֹלlike the sand ofהַיָּ֔םthe seaאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלֹֽא־notיִמַּ֖דit will be measuredוְלֹ֣אand notיִסָּפֵ֑רit will be countedוְֽ֠הָיָהand it will beבִּמְק֞וֹםin the placeאֲשֶׁר־of whereיֵאָמֵ֤רit was saidלָהֶם֙to themלֹֽא־notעַמִּ֣יare people myאַתֶּ֔םyouיֵאָמֵ֥רit will be saidלָהֶ֖םto themבְּנֵ֥יchildren ofאֵֽל־the Godחָֽי׃living
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וְ֠נִקְבְּצוּand they will be gatheredבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיְהוּדָ֤הJudahוּבְנֵֽי־and the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelיַחְדָּ֔וtogetherוְשָׂמ֥וּand they will appointלָהֶ֛םfor themselvesרֹ֥אשׁa chiefאֶחָ֖דoneוְעָל֣וּand they will go upמִן־fromהָאָ֑רֶץthe landכִּ֥יforגָד֖וֹלwill be greatי֥וֹםthe day ofיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃Jezreel
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